diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/suppression/SuppressionParseException.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/suppression/SuppressionParseException.java
index 1ee622791..6c8e938de 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/suppression/SuppressionParseException.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/suppression/SuppressionParseException.java
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ import java.io.IOException;
  */
 public class SuppressionParseException extends IOException {
 
+    /**
+     * The serial version UID for serialization.
+     */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
     /**
      * Creates a new SuppressionParseException.
      */